Trends in novel opioid use and detections in exposures and police drug seizures in New South Wales
We anticipate that these data underestimate the harms from novel opioids; for example, these drugs are not being tested routinely in laboratory testing of biological samples, and not all police seizures are analysed. A change in the predominant novel opioid was observed during the study period. Enhancing systems for readiness to detect and respond to novel opioids is vital, including resourcing laboratories.
Authors
- David Atefi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-5428)
- Janette L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8896-1188)
- Jared A Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-3865)
- Darren M. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-7577)
- Lorraine du Toit‐Prinsloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-9313)
- Thanjira Jiranantakan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9546-1939)
- Vanessa Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-6291)
- Christopher Ewers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6000-7946)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14057
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64